Chapter 203: Xu Ersao has changed

"Engaged? Why haven't I heard about it?"

"Why didn't you say so earlier?"

After hearing this, Zhou Yuanjia's face showed a proud smile.

"Long time no see, Meng Niang is about to give birth, right?"

"My daughter, I heard that your family needs some dates. What do you want to do with them? There are a lot of them in my hometown..."

The candied dates at Jinxiuxuan sold very well, and the candied date snacks were also excellent. Later, Xu Qingmeng asked her eldest brother to help harvest the dates, and almost all the dates from Xujia Village were sold at Jinxiuxuan.

Every household has made a lot of money this year. In addition to thanking the Xu family, the main reason is thanks to Xu Qingmeng.

"Could this young man be engaged to Xinting?"

"Looking at his gentle manner, I guess he is also a student?"

"The Xu family is really lucky!"

There was a lot of discussion along the way, and it took a long time to walk from the village entrance to Xu's house.

Old Man Xu got the news in advance and the whole family was already waiting.

Seeing so many things and the people from Zhou's family, Mrs. Xu hurried over to greet them. Mrs. Xu's second wife had already been warned and did not dare to do anything at this time.

"Brother Xu, you are really enjoying yourself. Look at your daughter and granddaughter, they are all filial."

"I'm afraid this isn't the engagement for Tong Xinting. Look at this carload of betrothal gifts. The Xu family is blessed!"

The Xu family's sisters-in-law dealt with it, and even the usually unreliable Xu's second wife was different today.

The Zhou family had heard that this future in-law was not very realistic, and they were extremely worried along the way. But now it seems okay, since they won't be able to see him often in the future anyway.

The engagement has already been decided, so this is just a formality, but the Zhou family really values ​​Xin Ting, and the betrothal gifts have been prepared separately. Xu Qingmeng originally said that it was not necessary to go through so much trouble, but Zhou Yuanjia said no.

Xu Qingmeng was happy for her niece from the bottom of her heart.

Mrs. Xu took He and the others into the inner room to talk. The men were all standing in the yard, and some close relatives of the clan were surrounding Xun Ge'er, Gu Yunyi and Zhou Yuanjia, talking. It was quite lively.

The second sister-in-law of the Xu family was talking to Zhou's mother, and the eldest sister-in-law of Xu was watching from the side, so nothing went wrong. The third sister-in-law of the Xu family went to cook, and Xu Qingmeng wanted to go and help, but the eldest sister-in-law of Xu stopped her.

"Your stomach is important. Sit down. There are many people at home. You don't have to get involved. Just wait for the food to be served."

"Auntie, I'll go and help." Xinting said.

"OK."

Mrs. Xu talked to Xu Qingmeng for a long time, but she seemed a little hesitant at the end.

Xu Qingmeng asked: "Sister-in-law, do you have something to say?"

“It’s nothing serious, it’s just…” Mrs. Xu stammered.

"Sister-in-law, what kind of outsider am I? Just tell me what you want to say."

"Okay, the family made some money from selling dates this year, and the family hasn't split up. Your second sister-in-law has gotten better now. Your three brothers are thinking about renting a shop in Yan County. They won't sell anything else. While planting fruit trees in the village, they can also collect some dried goods and sell some fruits and dates next year. Do you think it's feasible?"

"Okay, why not? It's just that my second sister-in-law won't make trouble, right?"

"Let me tell you, this was thought up by your second sister-in-law. When she was beaten by your second brother, she became a different person the next day. Not only did she become gentle, she also took the initiative to work. It was really impressive."

Xu Qingmeng glanced at his second sister-in-law who was speaking softly over there, and a thought came to his mind: could it be that his second sister-in-law had also changed her mind?

However, Xu Qingmeng did not intend to ask. No matter whether it was true or not, it was fine as long as the person had become a better person.

Xu Qingmeng looked at her second sister-in-law's current behavior and thought that even if she went to the provincial capital, the Xu family would get better and better in the future as long as her second sister-in-law had no ulterior motives.

"Is there anything you need? If you need money, I have it here."

"No, your second sister-in-law brought it up, and we just considered it. We originally wanted to start preparing after the New Year, but your second sister-in-law said that now is the right time. You have seen the world, so I wanted to ask you."

"My second sister-in-law said so."

"Yes. Your second sister-in-law also said that during the New Year, every household is generous in buying things, not to mention these rare items that may not be available in the county town."

Upon hearing this, Xu Qingmeng didn't even need to think about it and was naturally certain that this second sister-in-law was the same as her.

The Xu family members are not fools. They are just not used to the transformation of their second sister-in-law for the time being, or they still have reservations. However, they also know that this is feasible, so they want to ask her opinion.

"Okay, then we have an idea."

"If that doesn't work, you can also try setting up a stall first, pull a cart of mountain products over, and stay in the backyard of Gu's restaurant when you're tired at night. Xun Ge'er also lives there, so it's convenient."

Xu Qingmeng was not worried that the Xu family would occupy the yard, as she knew her own family well.

"Okay, we'll discuss it later."

The whole family was in the house. Normally, the three rooms sat at two tables, but now there was no room for everyone, so they added another table.

"You can't drink. Yun Yi and Yuan Jia are both injured."

Brother Xu was holding the wine jug and was about to go to the table, but after hearing this, he had to put it away.

"I know, I know." After dinner, they talked for a while. Before leaving, the second sister-in-law talked with Xu Qingmeng for a long time.

At this point, Xu Qingmeng was finally relieved. Mother Zhou was even more satisfied with Xinting. Xinting felt the same way. She had never thought that her mother was so gentle. She liked such a mother.

"Aunt, I am so happy today."

"I know! I know! You've told me this countless times!"

"Hehe, isn't this exciting!"

“Okay, okay!”

After a day's journey, both families returned home exhausted and all they wanted to do was lie down and have a good sleep.

The next day, Gu Yunyi took Xu Qingmeng, He and the two children to Shiqing Village again. Xun Ge'er and Xinting were not members of the Gu family, so Xun Ge'er did not go. But Xinting went with them anyway. After all, Xu Qingmeng's belly was quite big now, and with Xinting watching over them, He and Gu Yunyi felt more at ease.

Xu Qingmeng and the others didn't stay for long. After all, Xu Qingmeng had been running back and forth for the past two days and would have to rush to the provincial capital tomorrow, so they wanted to let Xu Qingmeng have a good rest.

The things had been almost packed up in the past two days. Xinting checked them again, and He went to the homes of the neighbors nearby to say goodbye.

Yun Sheng and Yun Mo also knew that they had to leave, and they were reluctant to part with their friends, especially Yun Sheng, who was very generous today and gave away a bunch of things.

Xu Qingmeng went to Shen Jinwen's house. After she came back, Mrs. Shen came several times, and Mrs. Shen became more and more cheerful.

Xu Qingmeng also likes this Madam Shen very much. She is not as carefree as Hui Niang, but she is also down-to-earth and has a good temper.

(End of this chapter)